Naveen Patnaik’s 24-Yr WFH A Headache For New Odisha Authorities

Mr Patnaik, after being sworn in as chief minister in 2000, opted to work from his personal residence.

Bhubaneswar:

A search is on in Odisha not only for the following Chief Minister but in addition for a brand new official residence. Outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his 24-year tenure, operated from his private house, Naveen Niwas, which successfully served because the Chief Minister’s residence.

Mr Patnaik, after being sworn in as chief minister in 2000, opted to work from his own residence relatively than a government-allocated home. This determination set a singular precedent within the state’s political historical past. For almost a quarter-century, all official and administrative work was performed from Naveen Niwas – a palatial mansion constructed by his father and former chief minister Biju Patnaik.

Only a month wanting a longest-serving chief minister report, Mr Patnaik misplaced latest state elections to the BJP.

With the upcoming announcement of a brand new Chief Minister by the BJP, the state’s administration has intensified its efforts to find an appropriate official residence. A senior authorities official said that a number of vacant quarters, together with the present Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell, have been shortlisted. Nonetheless, the transition is not going to be fast. As soon as an area is chosen, it can endure mandatory renovations and set up of services.

Within the interim, the state administration is planning to organize a collection within the State Visitor Home as a short lived lodging for the brand new Chief Minister.

Earlier, former chief ministers together with Hemananda Biswal and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, operated from a single-storeyed constructing close to Bhubaneswar Membership on a street connecting Capital Hospital with AG Sq.. After JB Patnaik was reelected in 1995, the Chief Minister’s Workplace was shifted to a two-storeyed constructing which is the present Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell. This construction was additionally used because the official residence of Giridhar Gamang.

The Patnaik household’s authentic bungalow is in Cuttack, the place the three kids of Biju Patnaik – Prem, Gita and Naveen – have been born. For the final 5 many years, the bungalow referred to as Anand Bhavan has been managed by a caretaker. This association started when the Biju Patnaik moved to Bhubaneswar after constructing Naveen Niwas within the new capital. The bungalow now features as a museum. Biju Patnaik additionally owns a home on Aurangzeb Street in New Delhi, which stays within the household’s possession.

The Odisha election noticed the top of Mr Patnaik’s 24-year rule, with the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) storming to energy by securing 78 seats within the 147-member meeting, a major shift from BJD’s earlier dominance. The BJD managed 51 seats, whereas the Congress took 14 seats, and three went to Unbiased candidates. Within the Lok Sabha polls, the BJD suffered a rout with the BJP successful 20 and the Congress rising victorious in 1 out of 21 seats within the state.

The brand new BJP authorities will likely be sworn in on tomorrow at 5 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach in Bhubaneswar at 2:30 pm and proceed to Raj Bhavan from the airport. He’ll later attend the oath-taking ceremony at Janata Maidan at 5 pm.